1. This is your Brain: Teaching About Neuroscience and Addiction Research
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Title and Table of Contents 12
K – Can research help Chris? 2
A – Chris collapses in gym 13
L – Research questions 3
B – Chris Treated at emergency room 14
L (cont’d) – Research questions 4
C – Chris tests positive for drugs 15
M – Can a mouse help Chris? 5
D – The scientific method 16
N – Doctor questions Chris’ best friend 6
E – Types of graphs 17
O – Key ethics terms 7
F – What’s wrong, Chris? 18
P – Researcher seeks approval for experiment 8
G – Functions of the brain 19
Q – Animal care and use committee alerted 9
H – How a neuron sends a message 20
R – Chris released from hospital! 10
I – Sending the message across the synapse 21
S – Animal research reduced at local lab 11
J – How have drugs affected Chris’s brain?

2. Transparency A – Chris Collapses in Gym

3. Transparency B – Chris Treated at Emergency Room
Who Is Chris?
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4. Transparency C – Chris Tests Positive for Drugs
Thinking Like a Scientist
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5. Transparency D - The Scientific Method
Transparency D - The Scientific Method
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 The Scientific Method
1. State the problem What are you wondering about?
Write the question(s) that the experiment will try to answer
2. Collect information What do you already know?
What can you find out?
 Look for information about your question before you begin your experiment
 How have others looked at this question?
3. Form a hypothesis Based on what you know, what do you think will happen?
 Predict what the result of your experiment will show.
 Try to write your hypothesis as an “if/then’ statement
4. Test your hypothesis How will you conduct your experiment?
Describe the steps of your experiment
What materials will you need?
5. Observe and record your results What happened in your experiment?
Organize and record the data you collected.
6. Draw a conclusion Did you support your hypothesis?
What new questions do you have?)
State whether you hypothesis was support
Share your conclusion with others

6. Transparency E – Types of Graphs
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Bar Graph -

7. Transparency F What’s Wrong Chris?
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8. Transparency G Functions of the Brain

9. Transparency H How the neuron Sends a Message

10. Transparency I Sending the message across the synapse1
Axon Terminals
places where messages are changed from electrical to chemical and are released into the synapse 2 4
Synapse
gap between neurons where messages travel across the synapse to another neuron 3
Receptors
receive messages carried by
the neurotransmitter
Neurotransmitters
carry messages from one neuron across the synapse to another neuron.
Dopamine is the most common neurotransmitter in humans.

11. Transparency J Have Drugs Affected Chris’ Brain?
How Does the Brain Work?
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12. Transparency K - Can Research Help Chris?
How do Drugs Affect the Brain?
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13. Transparency L Research Questions
How Science Is Helping
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 Research Questions
Study 1: Are neurotransmitters in the brain affected by cocaine addiction?
Study 2: How many 8th grade students in the U.S. have tried alcohol at least once?
Study 3: Are there differences between the brains of people who take risks and people who do not take risks?
Study 4: Are children of alcoholics at greater risk for becoming alcoholics than children of non-alcoholic parents?
Study 5: Does drug dependence result from a problem in how the brain’s neurons transmit messages?
Study 6: Can using different rewards/consequences reduce cigarette use?
Study 7: Do specific neuron pathways reinforce the effects of drugs?
Study 8: Can studies of twins help us look for inherited risk factors for substance abuse?
Study 9: How do heroin users get the drug into their systems?

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How Science Is Helping
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Research Questions
Study 10: Do kids try marijuana just as often as they do cigarettes?
Study 11: Are middle school students more likely to grow up to be smokers if one or both of their parents smoke?
Study 12: If a pregnant woman drinks alcohol, will her baby’s development be affected?
Study 13: Is marijuana addictive?
Study 14: Are middle and high school students who use smokeless tobacco more likely to become cigarette smokers than students who don’t smoke at all?
Study 15: Can genetics play a role in substance abuse and its risk factors?
Study 16: How many high school seniors become regular substance users?
Study 17: Are adolescents influenced by other adolescents and adults who smoke?
 Study 18: Do regular marijuana users develop breathing problems?

15. Transparency M Can a Mouse help Chris?
How Science Is Helping
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16. Transparency N – Doctor Questions Chris’ Best Friend
Why Research Is Important
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17. Transparency O – What is Ethics?
Key Ethics Terms
key term
definition*
example
Autonomy
A person’s ability to make their own decisions.
Beneficence
Acting in a way that benefits people or animals; doing good for others.
Compassion
Genuine care for the suffering of others including providing kindness and comfort.
Justice
Treating others fairly, and having the right to equal opportunities.
Non-maleficence
Not intentionally harming others, and preventing harms from occurring to people or animals.

18. Transparency P – Researcher Seeks Approval
What Is Ethics?
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19. Transparency Q – Animal Care and Use Committee Alerted
Applying Ethics to Animal Research
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20. Transparency R – Chris Released from Hospital
Ensuring the Ethical Conduct of Research
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21. Transparency S – Animal Research Reduced at Local Lab
Thinking About the Future of Research
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